For fans of Portland and Oregon brewing history, it’s depressing news. I’ve long suspected that ABI will have little use for a brewery over twenty years old when it already has huge excess capacity. Selling the site in Portland wouldn’t be a shock and would further discount the total price.

One of the signature features of American brewing used to be the routine use of caramel malt. It was a major element of pale ales, ambers/reds, IPAs, Scottish ales, and porters. Those days have passed—probably for good. 

We interrupt our regular programming for a personal note from the blogger: in a rather alarming plot twist, I seem to have developed an allergy to select foods. Beer may be on that list. Here's the story.

Black October in Portland went out with a grim bang. On Halloween, the second of two closures—and the fourth in a week—arrived with news that Coalition Brewing was no more. 

The second Portland brewery in three days has closed. 

Over half the existing breweries—more than 4,000—were founded in the past five years. We have absolutely no experience of what happens when four thousand breweries immediately become “old school” before our eyes.

Did AB InBev divulge more than intended in a lawsuit seeking to keep trade secrets secret?

For the first twenty years of the craft brewing era, Americans looked to Europe. And now, however awkward it may seem, Europeans are looking back at us.

The beer writers guild handed out its annual awards yesterday, and there’s a lot to celebrate.